[HPforGrownups] Re: New Phoenix Wands (WAS Ron's first wand)

[Calypso8604 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 29329

In a message dated 11/15/01 12:52:42 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
cynthiaanncoe at home.com writes:


> I'm actually starting to wonder if Olivander is overstating the case 
> a bit when he says you won't get good results with another wizard's 
> wand.  There are lots of instances of wizards getting mighty fine 
> results with other wizards' wands.  Fake Moody teaches all year, 
> places Imperius Curses on people, kills and tortures spiders, bounces 
> Malfoy, and Stuns Fleur, all presumably with real Moody's wand.  
> Sirius uses Snape's wand to good effect in PoA, even conjuring 
> manacles.  Pettigrew Stuns Ron and Crookshanks with Lupin's wand.  
> Pettigrew uses Voldemort's wand for all sorts of things, including Adavra 
> Kedavra.  Crouch Jr. uses Harry's wand to fire the Dark Mark.  
> Ron uses Charlie's wand.  Perhaps wands don't have to be as "custom" 
> as Olivander suggests.


Ollivander said the wand chooses the wizard and you won't get as good of 
results with another's wand. He never said that there was only *one* special 
wand suited for an individual. There could very well be another wand floating 
around in a wand shop that would be as good for Harry as much as the Fawkes 
wand is.

As for results with other wizards wand; Ollivander said you won't get your 
best results possible, not that you won't get good results at all. An 
extremely powerfulk wizard could do all those things with another's wand.

~ Calypso


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